A Chinese feminist film, 'Her Heart Beats in Its Cage,' has been banned from release for allegedly violating laws during its production and public release application. The film won an award internationally.

A feminist film which won an award at an international film festival last year has been ordered to withdraw its coming release for violating the law in China. The film Her Heart Beats in Its Cage was scheduled to be screened in mainland cinemas on May 30. But on May 21, Shanghai Film Bureau announced the release should be stopped because the film had breached the law when applying for its production and for its public release. The authority said it had recently launched an investigation after...